Metzneria torosulella
Appearance
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Metzneria |
Species: | M. torosulella
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Binomial name | |
Metzneria torosulella | |
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Metzneria torosulella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Portugal, Spain, Croatia, Cyprus, as well as on Malta, Sardinia and the Canary Islands. It is also found in Tunisia[2] and Libya.[3]
The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous yellow with brownish markings. The hindwings are dark grey.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Microlepidopteren-fauna des Kanarischen Archipels
- ^ funet.fi
- ^ lepiforum.de This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.